1992 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Air Bags Problems
11 complaints about Air Bags
High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
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All Air Bags Complaints (11)
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WAS HARD. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT SKIDDED, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND REMAINED ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A PART OF THE ABS MODULE NEEDED REPLACING. THE PART WAS NOT ON RECALL OR UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
INSURED HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION, INSURED WASN'T WEARING A SEAT BELT, AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. INSURED SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS RIBS AND HAND, CLAIM 13-7256-113. *JG
INSURED HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION, INSURED WASN'T WEARING A SEAT BELT, AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. INSURED SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS RIBS AND HAND, CLAIM 13-7256-113. *JG
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. DRIVER'A AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO CATCH. CONSUMERS HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD, KNOCKING OUT TWO TEETH, AND ARMS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK
WHILE REVERSING TO EXIT OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO CONSUMER. VEHICLE WAS NOT STRUCK WITH ANY TYPE OF OBJECT WHEN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. A DODGE REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED CONSUMER THAT BOTTOM OF VEHICLE WAS SCRATCHED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT SCRATCHED AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT, BUT AT AN EARLIER OCCASION, AND AIRBAG HAD A LONG DELAY OF DEPLOYMENT. *AK
WHILE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, SOMEONE RAN STOP LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON DRIVERS SIDE. CAR SPUN 180 DEGREES, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK *JB
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 15-20 MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT HAND TURN AT LIGHT & HIT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED & CAUSED TRAUMA TO DRIVER'S LEFT EYE, RESULTING IN A PERMANENT INJURY. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 36 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHILE STOPPING, VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY TRUCK, HIT GUARDRAIL, FRONT OCCUPANTS FORCED FORWARD/BACKWARD, BOTH FRONT SEATS SNAPPED LIKE TWIGS, SEATBACKS COLLAPSED COMPLETELY, FELL BACKWARDS WITH OCCUPANTS, ALSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG. *AK